Experts are evaluating streets and bridges after some parts of the metro saw up to 7 inches of rain.

Experts are evaluating streets and bridges after some parts of the metro saw up to 7 inches of rain.

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Updated: 6:20 PM CDT Jun 23, 2014

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WEBVTT FRIDAY NIGHT'S DELUGE COULD HAVE A LASTING IMPACT ON THE STREETS WE DRIVE. GOOD EVENING, I'M BRANDI PETERSEN. AND I'M ROB MCCARTNEY. THE RUSHING WATER WE SHOWED YOU IN THE PAPIO CREEK EARLY SATURDAY.. HAS EXPERTS TODAY EVALUATING STREETS AND BRIDGES. AND THEY TELL US IT MAY BE áDAYS BEFORE THEY KNOW THE JUST A FEW HOURS.. MILLARD RECORDED NEARLY SEVEN INCHES OF RAIN. ACROSS SARPY COUNTY.. THREE TO FOUR INCH TOTALS WERE COMMON. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S AMANDA CRAWFORD IS LIVE TO BEGIN OUR SIX O'CLOCK BIG STORY. RIGHT NOW THE WATER IS RECEDING -- WHICH IS GOOD NEWS. BUT ROADS TO HANAFAN PARK ARE STILL CLOSED IN COUNCIL BLUFFS. AND IN OTHER PART OF THE METRO -- TRAFFIC IS BACKED UP BECAUSE OF REPAIRS. THIS SOGGY -- MUDDY MESS HAS (dennis wilson: Some areas have been covered with debris and that's been our main issues with roads ) DENNIS WILSON -- WITH PUBLIC WORKS -- SAYS THE WEEKEND DOWNPOUR WAS HARD ON THE BRIDGES AT 36TH AND 66TH STREET NEAR HIGHWAY 370.(dennis wilson: We hope to have everything cleaned up in a day or two and that should alleviate any issues with traffic flow. ) BUT SO MUCH RAIN CAN DAMAGE ROADS -- DEEP UNDER THE SURFACE -- WHICH MEANS FUTURE CONCERNS. (dennis wilson: You could see some significant drops in pavement, which would require us to get out, shut down the road and repair it as quickly There's problems in Council Bluffs, too.This looks like a pond, but it's Gifford Road, completely covered. Clearly, recedes ) SOME ROADS WERE ALREADY CLOSED -- BECAUSE OF THE RISING MISSOURI RIVER. AT THE CITY'S PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE -- JEREMY NOEL SAYS THE WEEKEND STORM JUST MADE EVERYTHING WORSE.(jeremy noel: That's a lot of extra work and it really labors our stations, those pumps are working very hard.) AND SO IS NOEL'S TEAM.(jeremy noel: clock. Three shifts going, which was all the way through the weekend.) WHEN THE WATER'S GONE -- THE NEXT CHAPTER OF WORK BEGINS.(dennis noel: Well then we'll assess damages, clean up debrel, there's going to be a lot of debris, and hopefully we can start opening gates ) NOEL'S TALKING ABOUT FLOOD GATES THEY HAVE CLOSED -- KEEPING THE RIVER OUT OF THE CITY. I CHECKED IN WITH OTHER CITIES -- OMAHA AND PAPILLION ROADS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE FOR THE MOST PART. IN BELLEVUE -- THERE'S A LOT OF CLEAN-UP -- AND LA VISTA'S SEWER LINES AND BRIDGES ALL HAVE LOTS OF DEBRIS. REPORTING LIVE, AMANDA CRAWFORD, KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN.

Streets damaged in weekend downpour

Experts are evaluating streets and bridges after some parts of the metro saw up to 7 inches of rain.